Stone Age meal served in Gunma

The cuisine of early Stone Age Japan was on the menu at an archaeological site north of Tokyo on Thursday.

The event was held at a museum next to the Iwajuku ruins in Gunma Prefecture, the first site in Japan that was proven to have had a Paleolithic culture.

A group of women studying ancient cuisine cooked and served the meals to guests, including officials from the local tourism industry.

The women cut meat with stone flints, wrapped it in leaves, and steam-roasted it on hot stones covered with soil. Burnt stones found at the Iwajuku ruins suggest this was the way Paleolithic-era people cooked their meat.

The menu also featured a pot of wild boar meat and acorn coffee.

One woman who helped cook the dishes says she wants guests to taste the natural flavors that ancient people enjoyed.

The Paleolithic cuisine will be served to museum visitors on Sundays from July to September.